Peter Thomas (saint)


Peter Thomas

Saint Peter Thomas in Carmo Church (Braga)
Archbishop of Crete
Latin Patriarch of Constantinople
Born1305
Périgord
Died1366
Famagusta
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified1609 by Pope Paul V
Canonized1628 by Pope Urban VIII
FeastJanuary 8

Peter Thomas, OCarm (1305–1366), also known as Petrus de Thomas or Pierre de Thomas, was a French Carmelite friar, preacher, and teacher. He was entrusted with a number of diplomatic missions by the Holy See. Thomas was canonized by Pope Urban VIII in 1628.